Tax proposal would raise ag land taxes spurring backlash
In Kansas a Republican plan to tax agricultural land at market levels provokes rural opposition. Sen. Jeff Melcher says current practice undervalues land harms schools and communities while backers warn of revenue gains. The Department of Revenue estimates an $890 million annual increase. Leaders doubt passage. farmers warn of political shift.
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Jeff Melcher
Kansas City
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Kansas Department of Revenue
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Senate
Melcher
Johnson County
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KU professor to build app on Emmett Till murder case
Associate professor Dave Tell of Kansas University is developing a smartphone app titled Whose Emmett Till to navigate competing versions of Till's 1955 death. He partners with Sumner Mississippi Emmett Till Interpretive Center director Patrick Weems and digital humanist Christian Spielvogel as part of the Hall Center for the Humanities Fall 2014 Scholars on Site program.
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Sumner
Miss
Till
Kansas University
Dave Tell
Tell
Hall Center For the Humanities
Interpretive Center
Patrick Weems
Christian Spielvogel
GaDuGi SafeCenter Receives $40K Federal Grant
Kansas Governor announces federal grants for sexual assault services. Lawrence based GaDuGi SafeCenter will receive 39,756 dollars to fund ongoing therapy for about 75 individuals annually across Douglas, Franklin and Jefferson counties. Total state awards amount to 267,572 dollars for nine organizations.
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Sam Brownback
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Jefferson
Chrissy Heikkila
Heikkila
Spin Neapolitan Pizza to Open Near Wal-Mart in Lawrence
Spin Neapolitan Pizza, a Kansas City artisan chain, has inked a deal to open by fall on vacant land east of the Wal-Mart at Sixth and Wakarusa. The building will house two restaurants separated by a retail shop, with other tenants yet to be announced. Lawrence has long been on Spin’s radar, said Brent Boles, managing partner of the franchise group.
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Sixth
Wakarusa
Kansas City
Lawrence
Spin
Brent Boles
Spin Neapolitan Pizza arrives in Lawrence dining scene
Chad Lawhorn notes Spin Neapolitan Pizza offers hand spun thin crusts baked in stone ovens with an artisan toppings list including mozzarella asiago feta taleggio arugula pine nuts and sun dried tomato relish. Kansas City momentum in upscale pizza grows with Limestone Pizza Kitchen and a planned Coal Wines location in downtown.
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Kansas City
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